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Olympic Backers To Hold Meetings Around The Statehttp://wbsm.com/olympic-backers-to-hold-meetings-around-the-state/
http://wbsm.com/olympic-backers-to-hold-meetings-around-the-state/#commentsThu, 19 Feb 2015 00:45:15 +0000Associated Presshttp://wbsm.com/?p=213752Continue reading…]]>The group behind Boston's bid for the 2024 Olympics is reaching beyond the city for input on their proposal.

Boston 2024 announced Wednesday that it would hold a series 20 community meetings in the coming months around Massachusetts _ venturing as far west as Springfield

]]>http://wbsm.com/olympic-backers-to-hold-meetings-around-the-state/feed/0Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty ImagesFinalists Named For Basketball Hall Of Famehttp://wbsm.com/finalists-named-for-basketball-hall-of-fame/
http://wbsm.com/finalists-named-for-basketball-hall-of-fame/#commentsSun, 15 Feb 2015 00:29:42 +0000Associated Presshttp://wbsm.com/?p=213243Continue reading…]]>Kentucky coach John Calipari, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson and four-time Defensive Player of the Year Dikembe Mutombo are among the finalists for this year's Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class

]]>http://wbsm.com/finalists-named-for-basketball-hall-of-fame/feed/0(Photo by Chris Marion/NBAE via Getty ImagesOrganizers Reveal Details On Boston's Olympic Bidhttp://wbsm.com/organizers-reveal-details-on-bostons-olympic-bid/
http://wbsm.com/organizers-reveal-details-on-bostons-olympic-bid/#commentsThu, 22 Jan 2015 00:17:40 +0000Jim Phillipshttp://wbsm.com/?p=209423Continue reading…]]>Organizers of Boston's effort to host the 2024 Olympics are revealing some of the early plans for the Boston bid. Most of the venues would be in a six mile area.

The co-chair of Boston 2024's planning committee tells reporters, organizers hope to have "the most walkable games in modern times

]]>http://wbsm.com/organizers-reveal-details-on-bostons-olympic-bid/feed/0Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty ImagesMass. Man Charged With Impersonating U.S. Marshalhttp://wbsm.com/mass-man-charged-with-impersonating-u-s-marshal/
http://wbsm.com/mass-man-charged-with-impersonating-u-s-marshal/#commentsThu, 13 Nov 2014 18:49:49 +0000Associated Presshttp://wbsm.com/?p=197523Continue reading…]]>A Springfield man has been charged with impersonating a U.S. marshal in an attempt to spring a friend from jail.

Prosecutors say 49-year-old Dennis Wilhite appeared in federal court on Wednesday to face the charge

The Vote No on Question Three campaign stopped in Downtown New Bedford on Thursday, offering a series of speakers from New York, Detroit, and Springfield to discuss the impact of casinos in their community

]]>http://wbsm.com/springfield-shooting-capture/feed/0iStockMass. Casino Debate Continueshttp://wbsm.com/mass-casino-debate-continues/
http://wbsm.com/mass-casino-debate-continues/#commentsTue, 14 Oct 2014 18:49:31 +0000Associated Presshttp://wbsm.com/?p=191706Continue reading…]]>A group of Massachusetts mayors and town executives are questioning a study released last week by anti-casino activists that claimed casinos would reduce city and town profits from the state lottery

]]>http://wbsm.com/sales-at-smith-wesson-are-down/feed/0Photo by Ethan Miller of Getty ImagesAlonzo Mourning Thanks Doctors During Hall Of Fame Inductionhttp://wbsm.com/alonzo-mourning-thanks-doctors-during-hall-of-fame-induction/
http://wbsm.com/alonzo-mourning-thanks-doctors-during-hall-of-fame-induction/#commentsSun, 10 Aug 2014 16:46:23 +0000Associated Presshttp://wbsm.com/?p=178041Continue reading…]]> Alonzo Mourning first thanked all of the usual people when he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: His coaches, his teachers, and the foster mother who raised him.

]]>http://wbsm.com/alonzo-mourning-thanks-doctors-during-hall-of-fame-induction/feed/0Alonzo Mourning (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty ImagesMGM Finalizes Purchase Of Two Springfield Propertieshttp://wbsm.com/mgm-finalizes-purchase-of-two-springfield-properties/
http://wbsm.com/mgm-finalizes-purchase-of-two-springfield-properties/#commentsFri, 01 Aug 2014 20:21:27 +0000Associated Presshttp://wbsm.com/?p=176126Continue reading…]]>MGM Resorts International has taken ownership of two historic city-owned properties as it plans to build an $800 million casino in downtown Springfield.

City and casino officials confirmed Friday that the Las Vegas-based casino giant closed on the former Zanetti School and the Armory building Thursday

]]>http://wbsm.com/mgm-finalizes-purchase-of-two-springfield-properties/feed/0Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesMGM Comes Up A Winnerhttp://wbsm.com/mgm-comes-up-a-winner/
http://wbsm.com/mgm-comes-up-a-winner/#commentsThu, 12 Jun 2014 01:19:24 +0000Jim Phillipshttp://wbsm.com/?p=162067Continue reading…]]>MGM will be named Massachusetts' first casino operator but won't have to immediately pay millions of dollars in state fees and other payments that come due under law.

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission agreed in principle on Wednesday to delay the upcoming payments until a decision by the state's highest court whether to allow a voter referendum that could repeal the state's casino law on the November ballot

]]>http://wbsm.com/mgm-comes-up-a-winner/feed/0Abdullah Pope/AFP/Getty ImagesRegulators Begin Process To Award State's First Casino Licensehttp://wbsm.com/regulators-begin-process-to-award-states-first-casino-license/
http://wbsm.com/regulators-begin-process-to-award-states-first-casino-license/#commentsTue, 10 Jun 2014 16:50:27 +0000Associated Presshttp://wbsm.com/?p=161415Continue reading…]]>State gambling regulators are beginning their final review of a proposed $800 million MGM casino in downtown Springfield that is in line to become Massachusetts' first licensed casino.

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission is holding four meetings in Springfield and Boston starting Tuesday and leading to Friday's expected final award of the casino license, one of up to three authorized under the state's 2011 gambling law

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission said Thursday that the June 10 and 11 meetings will be in Springfield, the June 12 meeting in Boston and a June 13 meeting _ when it is expected to issue a decision _ will be in Springfield

]]>http://wbsm.com/western-mass-casino-close-to-approval/feed/0Bradley C. Bower / Bloomberg/Getty ImagesState Police Report 185 Deaths From Heroin Overdoses Since Nov.http://wbsm.com/state-police-report-185-deaths-from-heroin-overdoses-since-nov/
http://wbsm.com/state-police-report-185-deaths-from-heroin-overdoses-since-nov/#commentsTue, 25 Feb 2014 21:54:39 +0000Jim Phillipshttp://wbsm.com/?p=131985Continue reading…]]> Massachusetts state police say 185 people have died of heroin overdoses during the last four months, but that does not include fatal overdoses in the state's three largest cities.

The overdoses were largely concentrated in southeastern Massachusetts, western Massachusetts, the Merrimack Valley and Middlesex County

MGM Resorts International has become the first company to file a final resort casino application in Massachusetts. MGM announced on Monday that it submitted its Phase 2 application to the state gaming commission, one day ahead of the panel's deadline.

Police say 25-year-old Adriana Bonet was shot at about 2:30 a.m. Saturday in a parking lot next to a pizza restaurant. Two men she was with were also struck after an argument with another group of people.

]]>http://wbsm.com/2-killed-in-violent-weekend-in-springfield/feed/0Ingram PublishingMGM Casino Plan Before Voters in Springfield, MAhttp://wbsm.com/mgm-casino-plan-before-voters-in-springfield-ma/
http://wbsm.com/mgm-casino-plan-before-voters-in-springfield-ma/#commentsMon, 15 Jul 2013 13:36:36 +0000BJ Ragonehttp://wbsm.com/?p=91930Continue reading…]]>The plan by MGM Resorts International to build an $800 million casino in Springfield is about to be put to the test with city voters.